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http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. |
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VtSkier wrote:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. not bad I think the only point we did not make on this group is you have less of a chance of a joint injury on a snowboard. He comments that skis are faster. |
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On 01/02/2011 10:05 AM, downhill wrote:
VtSkier wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. not bad I think the only point we did not make on this group is you have less of a chance of a joint injury on a snowboard. He comments that skis are faster. I noticed that too. AFAIK, the most common skier injury is broken or otherwise messed up thumb. I think the snowboarder's most common injury is a broken wrist. I may be out of date with those things, but when my son wanted to try snowboarding, I made sure he had gloves with the included wrist splints. |
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VtSkier wrote:
On 01/02/2011 10:05 AM, downhill wrote: VtSkier wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. not bad I think the only point we did not make on this group is you have less of a chance of a joint injury on a snowboard. He comments that skis are faster. I noticed that too. AFAIK, the most common skier injury is broken or otherwise messed up thumb. I think the snowboarder's most common injury is a broken wrist. I may be out of date with those things, but when my son wanted to try snowboarding, I made sure he had gloves with the included wrist splints. I gathered he was meaning knee or shoulder injuries which have a tendency to really crimp ones life style My son has agreed to take skiing lessons at Greek Peak, I am going to be spending the days at NASTAR training and a race on sunday so mommy is doing the spa and making sure he is at ski lesson. |
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On 01/02/2011 10:30 AM, downhill wrote:
VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 10:05 AM, downhill wrote: VtSkier wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. not bad I think the only point we did not make on this group is you have less of a chance of a joint injury on a snowboard. He comments that skis are faster. I noticed that too. AFAIK, the most common skier injury is broken or otherwise messed up thumb. I think the snowboarder's most common injury is a broken wrist. I may be out of date with those things, but when my son wanted to try snowboarding, I made sure he had gloves with the included wrist splints. I gathered he was meaning knee or shoulder injuries which have a tendency to really crimp ones life style My son has agreed to take skiing lessons at Greek Peak, I am going to be spending the days at NASTAR training and a race on sunday so mommy is doing the spa and making sure he is at ski lesson. My son was a bit older than yours when he tried snow sliding sports. Probably too old to learn to enjoy the first few times out. He subsequently became a city boy. AFAIK, arm and shoulder injuries are fairly common to snowboarders, at least as common as to skiers. The only advantage is leg injuries which are not as common to snowboarders due to the fact that both legs work together, though I have heard of a snowboarder breaking a let. Certainly the chance for hyper-extension type injuries (ACL/MCL) are less for snowboarders. |
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On Jan 2, 5:44*am, VtSkier wrote:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. |
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"VtSkier" wrote in message ... On 01/02/2011 10:30 AM, downhill wrote: VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 10:05 AM, downhill wrote: VtSkier wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. not bad I think the only point we did not make on this group is you have less of a chance of a joint injury on a snowboard. He comments that skis are faster. I noticed that too. AFAIK, the most common skier injury is broken or otherwise messed up thumb. I think the snowboarder's most common injury is a broken wrist. I may be out of date with those things, but when my son wanted to try snowboarding, I made sure he had gloves with the included wrist splints. I gathered he was meaning knee or shoulder injuries which have a tendency to really crimp ones life style My son has agreed to take skiing lessons at Greek Peak, I am going to be spending the days at NASTAR training and a race on sunday so mommy is doing the spa and making sure he is at ski lesson. My son was a bit older than yours when he tried snow sliding sports. Probably too old to learn to enjoy the first few times out. He subsequently became a city boy. AFAIK, arm and shoulder injuries are fairly common to snowboarders, at least as common as to skiers. The only advantage is leg injuries which are not as common to snowboarders due to the fact that both legs work together, though I have heard of a snowboarder breaking a let. Certainly the chance for hyper-extension type injuries (ACL/MCL) are less for snowboarders. Correct in my experience. Most skier calls were for tweeked knees while snoboarders landed on their outstetched hands quite often causing dislocated shoulders. |
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On Jan 2, 8:53*am, Richard Henry wrote:
On Jan 2, 5:44*am, VtSkier wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: *I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. We already know that you are a blithering idiot. |
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On 01/02/2011 11:53 AM, Richard Henry wrote:
On Jan 2, 5:44 am, wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. When I owned a VW Bug, my ski boots were soft enough to drive it. And I did so too. |
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On 01/02/2011 01:08 PM, NormG wrote:
wrote in message ... On 01/02/2011 10:30 AM, downhill wrote: VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 10:05 AM, downhill wrote: VtSkier wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. not bad I think the only point we did not make on this group is you have less of a chance of a joint injury on a snowboard. He comments that skis are faster. I noticed that too. AFAIK, the most common skier injury is broken or otherwise messed up thumb. I think the snowboarder's most common injury is a broken wrist. I may be out of date with those things, but when my son wanted to try snowboarding, I made sure he had gloves with the included wrist splints. I gathered he was meaning knee or shoulder injuries which have a tendency to really crimp ones life style My son has agreed to take skiing lessons at Greek Peak, I am going to be spending the days at NASTAR training and a race on sunday so mommy is doing the spa and making sure he is at ski lesson. My son was a bit older than yours when he tried snow sliding sports. Probably too old to learn to enjoy the first few times out. He subsequently became a city boy. AFAIK, arm and shoulder injuries are fairly common to snowboarders, at least as common as to skiers. The only advantage is leg injuries which are not as common to snowboarders due to the fact that both legs work together, though I have heard of a snowboarder breaking a let. Certainly the chance for hyper-extension type injuries (ACL/MCL) are less for snowboarders. Correct in my experience. Most skier calls were for tweeked knees while snoboarders landed on their outstetched hands quite often causing dislocated shoulders. and you can have the pleasure of hearing him scream all the way down the sled ride to the bottom because Patrol has been instructed to never set a dislocated shoulder. |
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